Olympic Games are required from July 26, the Provençal city drapes its streets with all-out shows from this Saturday to allow the police to massively supervise the international sporting event. This early opening also comes the day before the first round of the legislative elections in France. While the far-right has never done so well in France, the festival organization intends to “defend democracy during the coming days”.
On the sidelines of the opening of this “republican, ecological, feminist, anti-racist” event, as described by its director, the Portuguese Tiago Rodrigues, a demonstration against the extreme right is planned at the call of an inter-union of the culture branch.
A mark of this free spirit, which mocks physical and human borders, this year the festival puts the Spanish language in the spotlight. Because “we do not need a passport to write in another language”, underlines the festival. Shows in the Cervantes language represent 30% of the programming.
On the Belgian side, (co-)productions will not be left out. Michaël Dufour will make his 28th appearance at the Avignon Festival with his new creation “Le Coup de Pelle” at the Cinevox Theater. The actress Julie Duroisin will perform “Emma” at the Théâtre Buffon in a “single on stage” written by Dominique Bréda, while Jean-François Breuer will tread the boards of the same theater with “The boys and Guillaume, at tables!”. The Théâtre de Liège will boast five co-productions on the “in” bill.
In “off”, the Théâtre des Doms will offer 11 creations.
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